Reads percentages as numeric values.
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w
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specifies the width of the input field.
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d
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specifies the power of 10 by which to divide
the value. If the data contain decimal points, the d
value is ignored. This argument is optional.
The PERCENTw.d informat converts the numeric portion of the input data
to
a number using the same method as the COMMAw.d informat. If a percent sign (%) follows the number in the
input field, PERCENTw.d
divides the number by 100.
input @1 x percent3. @4 y percent5.;
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Data Line |
Results |
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1% (20%)
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0.01 -0.2
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